Sash-holder



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I E. HAUG.

Sash Holder.

No. 232,270. Patented Sept. 14,1880.

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EDMUND HAUG, OF WHISTLER, ALABAMA.

SASH-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 232,270, datedSeptember 14, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDMUND HAUG, of Whistler, in the county of Mobileand State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Sash-Locks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it,reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, which form part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in sash holders or looks; and itconsists in combining with a plate which is to be secured to the sash,and which has a stud or projection exteudin g outward from its center,the revolvin g lock, which has suitable catches or projections on itsinner side for catching in suitable recesses made in the flange on theplate, the said lock being held constantly pressed inward by means of aspring on the outer end of the stud, as will be more fully describedhereinafter.

The object of my invention is to produce a sash lock or holder which,when turned in one direction, will prevent the sash from being raisedupward, and when turned in the other will support the sash in anydesired position.

Figure 1 is a plan view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofthe same.

A represents a suitable plate, of any desired shape, which is to beattached to the sash by means of three screws, 13. On the center of theinner side of this plate is formed a stud or projection, which is letinto a recess made in the sash, and which projection takes a greaterportion of the strain from the screws, so that there is no danger of thescrews getting loose should any great pressure he applied to it. ()n theouter side of this plate, and cast with it, is formed a stud, O, of anydesired length, and around this stud, at any suitable distance from it,is formed a recessed flange, D. Placed upon this stud, so as to beturned partially around in either direction, is the locking arm or leverE, which has its two ends shaped as shown, so that when one is turnedupward against the side of the window-frame it will prevent the sashfrom being raised, and when the other one is turned downward, so as tocatch against the side of the frame, it will prevent the sash from beinglowered, and thus be made to support the sash at any desired point.

Application filed June 11, 1880.

(Model.)

This lock is provided with a knob, O, on each end, so that the lever canbe readily turned, and when turned so that neither end bears against theside of the frame the sash can be raised and lowered at will.

Upon theinner side of this look, oppositeits center, are made suitableprojections I, which catch in the recesses H, made in the recessedflange, and thus hold the lock in any desired position.

Bearing against the outer side of this look is a suitable spring, J,which keeps the lock constantly pressed inward, so that the projectionon its inner side will always engage with the recess in the flange whenthe lock is left free to move. The tension of this spring can beincreased or diminished at will by meansof the cap L, which is screwedinto or upon the outer end of the stud, as shown in Fig. 2.

By forming the ends of the lock upon the curve shown in Fig. 1 it willreadily be seen that the ends of the look, when turned so as to catchagainst the sash, will hold the sash more firmly in position the greaterthe effort that is made to move it, and that without injuring ordefacing the surface of the window-frame.

Having thus described my invention, I claim-- 1, In asash-lock, adouble-ended lever that is pivoted at its center and has its two endscurved orinclined toward the same point, and having a projection on itsinner side to catch in recesses in the base-plate, whereby the lever islocked in place and either end made to hold the sash in place byfrictional contact against the side of the frame, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a sash-lock, the combination of the plate A, having the circularflange D, the pivotal bolt (3, double-ended lever E, having its two endsinclined toward the same point, and provided with a projection, I, tocatch in recesses H, spring J, and cap L, the parts being arranged foroperation so that the sash will be locked in place by frictional contactof the end of the lever against the frame, as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this25th day of 100 May, 1880.

EDMUND HAUG.

Witnesses GEo. W. DALY, J. H. BRIGGS.

